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Allowing prior notice and opportunity
for public comment is contrary to the
public interest because of the need to
immediately implement this action to
protect the fishery since the capacity of
the fishing fleet allows for rapid harvest
of the quota. Prior notice and
opportunity for public comment would
require time and would potentially
result in a harvest well in excess of the
established quota.
For the aforementioned reasons, the
AA also finds good cause to waive the
30-day delay in the effectiveness of this
action under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3).
This action is taken under 50 CFR
622.43(a) and is exempt from review
under Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: August 12, 2008.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8–18937 Filed 8–12–08; 4:15 pm]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 635
[Docket No. 0612242866–8888–03]
RIN 0648–AU89
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species
(HMS); Atlantic Shark Management
Measures
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule; effectiveness of
collection-of-information requirements.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: NMFS announces approval by
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) of collection-of-information
requirements contained in regulations
implementing Amendment 2 to the 2006
Consolidated Atlantic Highly Migratory
Species (HMS) Fishery Management
Plan (FMP). This final rule sets forth the
effective date of the collection-ofinformation requirements.
DATES: The collection-of-information
requirements in § 635.5 will be effective
on September 15, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Written comments
regarding the burden-hour estimates or
other aspects of the collection-ofinformation requirements contained in
this final rule may be submitted to
David Rostker, OMB, by e-mail to
DavidlRostker@omb.eop.gov, or fax to
202–395–7285.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jackie Wilson, NMFS HMS Management
Division, 240–338–3936.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Electronic Access
This Federal Register document is
also accessible on the internet at:
www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/.
Background
A final rule for Amendment 2 to the
2006 Consolidated Atlantic HMS FMP
was published in the Federal Register
on June 24, 2008 (73 FR 35778), and a
correction was published on July 15,
2008 (73 FR 40658). That final rule
became effective on July 24, 2008. The
OMB approval of the collection-ofinformation requirements for § 635.5
had not been received by the date the
final rule was submitted to the Office of
the Federal Register for publication.
Because OMB approval of the
collection-of-information requirements
had not been received by NMFS by the
date the final rule was published, the
effective date of the associated
recordkeeping and reporting
requirements in that rule was delayed.
OMB approved the collection-ofinformation requirements contained in
the rule on June 23, 2008. Accordingly,
this final rule makes effective the
collection-of-information requirements
at § 635.5 contained in the final rule
published on June 24, 2008.
Classification
This final rule has been determined to
be not significant for purposes of
Executive Order 12866.tanding any
other provision of the law, no person is
required to respond to, and no person
shall be subject to penalty for failure to
comply with, a collection-ofinformation requirement subject to the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA), unless that
collection-of-information displays a
currently valid OMB control number.
This final rule contains revisions to
collection-of- information requirements
subject to the PRA under OMB Control
Number 0648–0040. NMFS sought
approval regarding the addition of a
check box on the HMS dealer form. This
check box would allow HMS dealers to
note whether or not shark fins were
naturally attached to the shark through
offloading. NMFS does not expect that
the addition of a check box regarding
shark fins would add to the reporting
burden.
Send comments regarding these
burden estimates or any other aspect of
this data collection, including
suggestions for reducing the burden, to
David Rostker at
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DavidlRostker@omb.eop.gov, or fax to
202–395–7285.
Dated: August 11, 2008.
James W. Balsiger
Acting Assistant Administrator for Fisheries,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8–18944 Filed 8–14–08; 8:45 am]
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Administration
50 CFR Part 679
[Docket No. 071106671–8010–02]
RIN 0648–XJ72
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone Off Alaska; Thornyhead Rockfish
in the Western Regulatory Area of the
Gulf of Alaska
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; closure.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: NMFS is prohibiting retention
of thornyhead rockfish in the Western
Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska
(GOA). This action is necessary because
the 2008 total allowable catch (TAC) of
thornyhead rockfish in the Western
Regulatory Area of the GOA has been
reached.
Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local
time (A.l.t.), August 13, 2008, through
2400 hrs, A.l.t., December 31, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jennifer Hogan, 907–586–7228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS
manages the groundfish fishery in the
GOA exclusive economic zone
according to the Fishery Management
Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of
Alaska (FMP) prepared by the North
Pacific Fishery Management Council
under authority of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act. Regulations governing
fishing by U.S. vessels in accordance
with the FMP appear at subpart H of 50
CFR part 600 and 50 CFR part 679.
The 2008 TAC of thornyhead rockfish
in the Western Regulatory Area of the
GOA is 267 metric tons (mt) as
established by the 2008 and 2009
harvest specifications for groundfish of
the GOA (73 FR 10562, February 27,
2008).
In accordance with § 679.20(d)(2), the
Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS
(Regional Administrator), has
determined that the 2008 TAC of
DATES:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 635
[Docket No. 0612242866-8888-03]
RIN 0648-AU89
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS); Atlantic Shark
Management Measures
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule; effectiveness of collection-of-information
requirements.
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SUMMARY: NMFS announces approval by the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) of collection-of-information requirements contained in
regulations implementing Amendment 2 to the 2006 Consolidated Atlantic
Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Fishery Management Plan (FMP). This
final rule sets forth the effective date of the collection-of-
information requirements.
DATES: The collection-of-information requirements in Sec. 635.5 will
be effective on September 15, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Written comments regarding the burden-hour estimates or
other aspects of the collection-of-information requirements contained
in this final rule may be submitted to David Rostker, OMB, by e-mail to
David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov, or fax to 202-395-7285.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jackie Wilson, NMFS HMS Management
Division, 240-338-3936.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Electronic Access
This Federal Register document is also accessible on the internet
at: www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/.
Background
A final rule for Amendment 2 to the 2006 Consolidated Atlantic HMS
FMP was published in the Federal Register on June 24, 2008 (73 FR
35778), and a correction was published on July 15, 2008 (73 FR 40658).
That final rule became effective on July 24, 2008. The OMB approval of
the collection-of-information requirements for Sec. 635.5 had not been
received by the date the final rule was submitted to the Office of the
Federal Register for publication. Because OMB approval of the
collection-of-information requirements had not been received by NMFS by
the date the final rule was published, the effective date of the
associated recordkeeping and reporting requirements in that rule was
delayed.
OMB approved the collection-of-information requirements contained
in the rule on June 23, 2008. Accordingly, this final rule makes
effective the collection-of-information requirements at Sec. 635.5
contained in the final rule published on June 24, 2008.
Classification
This final rule has been determined to be not significant for
purposes of Executive Order 12866.tanding any other provision of the
law, no person is required to respond to, and no person shall be
subject to penalty for failure to comply with, a collection-of-
information requirement subject to the requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA), unless that collection-of-information displays a
currently valid OMB control number.
This final rule contains revisions to collection-of- information
requirements subject to the PRA under OMB Control Number 0648-0040.
NMFS sought approval regarding the addition of a check box on the HMS
dealer form. This check box would allow HMS dealers to note whether or
not shark fins were naturally attached to the shark through offloading.
NMFS does not expect that the addition of a check box regarding shark
fins would add to the reporting burden.
Send comments regarding these burden estimates or any other aspect
of this data collection, including suggestions for reducing the burden,
to David Rostker at David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov, or fax to 202-395-7285.
Dated: August 11, 2008.
James W. Balsiger
Acting Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
[FR Doc. E8-18944 Filed 8-14-08; 8:45 am]
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